Chapter 182 Supporting Young Directors Program, Winning the Golden Horse Award

"Director Wu, hello."

"Director Wu, we have a chance to work together!"

"Director Wu, we meet again."

In the Golden Horse Awards venue, Wu Yuan was surrounded by a group of actors as soon as he came in.

Thanks to Zhang Guorong, although Wu Yuan rarely uses Hong Kong actors in his movies, Wu Yuan has a very good reputation in the circle of top actors in Hong Kong.

Who told him that he has Zhang Guorong as a tap water in Hong Kong?

When Zhang Guorong returned to Hong Kong for activities and released a new album, he would mention Wu Yuan when he met Gu Zai, Ren Dahua, and Zhang Jiahui, and then praised him in various ways.

In addition, Wu Yuan did win a Berlin Film Emperor trophy for Zhang Guorong.

How could these Hong Kong film emperors not want to make friends with Wu Yuan?

Shu Qi, Zhang Zhen and other actors from the crew of "The Best Time" who met Wu Yuan in Cannes certainly did not miss this opportunity to deepen their relationship.

Use the public The phrase "stars supporting the moon" may be exaggerated, but Wu Yuan did become one of the focuses as soon as he entered the backstage.

Not far away, Feng Xiaogang, who originally wanted to come over to chat with Wu Yuan, saw that he was just one step slower and could not get in, so he shook his head and laughed at himself.

Both are mainland directors and have made good achievements in the field of commercial films, but in the minds of actors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, he and Wu Yuan are indeed countless realms apart.

Putting aside Wu Yuan's achievements in Hollywood, why do people pursue Wu Yuan so much?

Isn't it just his movies that can bring honor to actors and are works that can gain artistic recognition.

In his heart, Director Feng is more determined to make art films.

"The Banquet must be shot well! "He murmured to himself in a low voice.

The Banquet, adapted from Hamlet, is Feng Xiaogang's attempt to integrate art into commercial films.

In the past two years, it is indeed popular to shoot costume blockbusters in mainland movies.

From Feng Xiaogang's The Banquet, to another Chinese-invested film co-produced by China, South Korea and Japan, The Warring States, to Zhang Yimou's recent Curse of the Golden Flower, all of them are such costume blockbusters.

The competition pressure on mainland movies next year will be very high.

After dealing with actors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong for a while and exchanging contact information with them, Wu Yuan finally got away and brought the crew members to the seats arranged for them by the organizing committee.

Coincidentally, the seats of the crew of Love are right next to the crew of A World Without Thieves.

"Director Wu, hello, I am actor Wang Baoqiang!" Wang Baoqiang hurriedly stood up and greeted Wu Yuan nervously when he saw him coming.

Wu Yuan nodded politely at him: "Hello, you acted well, and we will have a chance to cooperate in the future. "

It was obviously just a polite remark, but Wang Baoqiang shook Wu Yuan's hand excitedly and nodded repeatedly: "Thank you Director Wu, thank you Director Wu."

Listening to his very unstandard Mandarin, Wu Yuan curled his lips.

This unstandard Mandarin, coupled with his simple appearance, the appearance of an honest rural child, is not the grassroots legend in Wu Yuan's memory!

Admittedly, Wu Yuan knew that Wang Baoqiang was a good actor and a good person, otherwise he would not have dug up any black material about him when his bedmates had fallen out.

But this does not mean that Wang Baoqiang is really an honest and simple young man who knows nothing.

Those who can work in Beijing for several years have learned to be smooth in dealing with the world.

It seems that Wang Baoqiang looks like a "silly root" , but this is just him using his appearance to his advantage.

Look, Wu Yuan saw his silly look and immediately gained favorability.

In the entertainment industry, this kind of star actor with this "image" is really rare, and the big dye vat is not a joke.

It's a pity that his acting style is really not suitable for Wu Yuan.

At least he himself will not be able to shoot any comedy movies in the future, and he will not be able to use Wang Baoqiang with his distinctive appearance.

Maybe if there is a chance in the future, he can invest in "Hello Mr. Tree" before Chief Jia?

Speaking of "Hello Mr. Tree", Wu Yuan thought of Chief Jia's training The "Tianyi Plan" to support young directors.

In 2009, Jia Zhangke, on behalf of his company, announced at the Busan Film Festival that he had raised 100 million yuan in funds, which would be used to invest in young directors' films.

"Hello Mr. Tree" is the second work of this plan.

Although the public has mixed opinions about Jia's fifth-generation directors.

But he was able to raise 100 million yuan to support young directors. This behavior alone can be said to be worthy of the Chinese film industry that nurtured him.

Thinking of this, Wu Yuan also had a different idea.

If the era of light and shadow really wants to grow into a global film company in Asia, An influential film production company must not be limited to two or three directors like Wu Yuan, Zhang Guorong, and Wu Ershan.

He must discover and cultivate more cutting-edge directors to occupy the entire Asian film market.

It is definitely not enough to rely on himself. He is a human being, not a god. He is considered a model worker if he shoots one movie a year.

Perhaps he should also develop a plan to cultivate young directors, support and sign a group of good young actors, and let them conquer the era of light and shadow.

Thinking of this, Wu Yuan waved to Liu Dehua, and the two of them changed seats and got together.

"Brother Hua, I have something to ask you."

"How is your Asian New Star Director Plan going?"

The reason why Wu Yuan admires Liu Dehua is that in addition to his own virtue and art, he has been working hard to give back to the film industry that cultivated him after he became famous.

Hong Kong has never lacked popular stars in the fields of film, television and music, but only Andy Lau can have these advantages and work hard to support the younger generation.

For a long time, Andy Lau has been investing in movies with the salary earned from frequent filming.

In 1991, he founded Tianmu Production Co., Ltd. and invested in many literary and artistic films outside the mainstream.

It can be said that Andy Lau was not rushing to make money at that time, but wanted to invest in a group of new directors to save the declining Hong Kong movies.

"I know that many behind-the-scenes staff have no work, and there are many new directors who have no chance."

"Since I have the ability, I will try to provide everyone with an opportunity to start work and employment, and also give some new directors a chance to play."

"Otherwise, these directors may disappear in two or three years. No matter how talented they are, they will have to change careers because they have no investment and no one will ask them to make a movie."

This is what Andy Lau said in an interview.

It's a pity that saving the entire film market with the power of one person is a plot that only appears in movies.

Within a few years, Tianmu Company lost 30 million Hong Kong dollars and was bankrupted and compensated to Taiwan film producers.

But Liu Dehua did not give up. In 2004, he founded the film production company "Yingyi Entertainment" and continued his investment in new directors.

On March 23, 2005, he launched the "Asian New Star Director" plan to support 7 young directors from Singapore, Malaysia and China to shoot 6 Chinese HD movies.

He took out 25 million Hong Kong dollars, of which 12.5 million Hong Kong dollars were his salary for three movies, all of which were used to invest in new directors and launch this Asian New Star Director Plan.

Liu Dehua has rich experience in investing in and training new directors.

Unexpectedly, Wu Yuan would ask about this. After looking at him with some surprise, Liu Dehua introduced: "Not bad, I have invested in the new films of six directors."

"By the way, one of the directors is from the mainland, and like you, Director Wu, he is also from the Beijing Film Academy."

"But he is from the photography department, his name is Ning Hao."

"His script is quite interesting, called "Big Diamond."

Andy Lau stretched out five fingers, and then took back two, "Originally I was going to give him five million, but later I allocated it, and the money was not enough, so I only gave him three million."

"Now he is looking for actors everywhere, and it should be ready by the end of the year."

Ning Hao, "Crazy Stone".

Wu Yuan is very familiar with this movie.

With a cost of three million, it won 23 million box office in the mainland, making Ning Hao a hit.

When Wu Yuan was considering his debut, he thought about whether to shoot "Crazy Stone" and snatch Ning Hao's opportunity.

But because he couldn't even take out 1 million at that time, and the film market in 2000 might not accommodate "Crazy Stone", he didn't choose to do so.

Now he doesn't like this movie anymore.

"Brother Hua, what do you think about me also making a plan to support young directors?" Wu Yuan asked in a low voice.

"This is a good thing!" Liu Dehua's eyes lit up, "Director Wu, if you release the news that you want to support young directors, the threshold will definitely be trampled."

"Your influence in the director circle is much greater than mine."

"Even if I raise the banner louder, I am just an actor. Many young directors think that I will make decisions, affect and modify their works, and dare not submit scripts to me."

"But you are different. You are a well-known international director. They are very confident to submit scripts to you."

A cloud-piercing arrow, thousands of troops come to meet.

This popular line in the movie "Kung Fu" last year just illustrates Wu Yuan's influence in the Chinese film circle at this time.

Especially among young directors.

Wu Yuan can be said to be the idol of all young directors in China!

Which young director doesn't want to become an international director at a young age like Wu Yuan?

If he said he wanted to invest in young directors, the work mailbox of Guangying Times would be filled with scripts in an instant.

Liu Dehua envied Wu Yuan's influence among young directors.

Wu Yuan himself was confused and didn't have a clear feeling and cognition.

Liu Dehua really wanted to promote young directors and support Chinese films. He sincerely advised: "Director Wu, although you are not old, you are really suitable for this kind of plan to support young directors."

"Because you are the same age as them, you will naturally gain the trust and recognition of these young directors."

"You are right." Wu Yuan nodded heavily, "I will seriously consider it."

Wu Yuan really wants to discover some buried directors in the mainland.

In the huge mainland film industry, nearly 100 students graduate from the directing departments of the three major colleges every year. In the past ten or twenty years, are there really only a few talented directors like Ning Hao, Wu Ershan, Lu Yang, Wen Muye, Han Yan, Tian Yusheng, and Xin Yukun?

Impossible!

It's just that many talented and gifted directors are buried because of lack of investment, lack of investors, and lack of opportunities.

Even if they don't have much talent in the field of screenwriting, there are still a lot of directors who are talented in shooting and directing.

Wu Yuan himself is a good example.

He has been a director for 20 years in his dream, from a camera assistant to the chief director. Tian Yusheng, who is one year younger than him, has made a lot of money with the "Ex-Files" series, but he is still wasting time on the crew.

But once he woke up from his dream, he has become a top director in China with excellent movie scripts in the future.

Except for a few eccentrics like Bi Zhifei, directors who have received education from the three major directing departments and graduated from professional schools have a lower limit for their directing level.

If there is a good opportunity and a good script, it is possible to succeed.

Just like an actor, opportunities are actually more important than one's own acting skills.

Wu Yuan is now qualified to become a big boss who gives opportunities and supports young directors.

He can invest tens of millions, select eight to ten young directors, support them to shoot a personal work, and then select 2-3 directors with good levels and above the passing line from them, and feed them one or two good movie scripts in the future.

After three to five years of training, I dare not say that we can cultivate three European-level directors, but we can definitely cultivate several qualified commercial film directors to conquer the era of light and shadow!

Chen Sicheng, Wu Jing, Huang Bo, Xu Zheng, and even Zhao Junqi, Su Youpeng, Wang Baoqiang and other actors who switched to directors, are they really gifted? Under the influence of the crew, they can all become directors?

In fact, they just had the opportunity, a good script, and the dividends of the times, so they transformed into successful commercial film directors.

Now Wu Yuan knows that the next ten years will be a bonus period for Chinese films, and he has countless "opportunities". Can't he bring out a few successful commercial film directors?

In an instant, Wu Yuan felt that his thoughts were suddenly clear.

Looking at the lively opening song and dance on the stage, Wu Yuan was thinking in his heart that after "Rush Hour 3" was finished, he could start to support young directors in the mainland.

Yes, it is limited to young directors in the mainland of China.

Wu Yuan is still not as generous as Andy Lau, who has a new star director plan covering all of Asia.

Although he is rich, he trains directors to tie up with the chariot of Light and Shadow Times and train tool people for Light and Shadow Times, not like Andy Lau, who really helps promising directors.

Even if foreign young directors are supported, it is unlikely that they will be used by Light and Shadow Times, so why waste the money.

After making a plan in his mind, Wu Yuan turned his attention back to the award ceremony.

Unconsciously, while he and Andy Lau were chatting and thinking, the award ceremony had already started for half an hour.

The Lifetime Achievement Special Award, the Audience Voted Best Film Award, the Best Taiwanese Film of the Year, and the Best Taiwanese Film Worker of the Year have all been awarded.

The Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Ge Xiangting, who is 88 years old and highly respected in Taiwan.

The best film voted by the audience was a Taiwanese film "Face" that Wu Yuan had not seen.

The Best Taiwanese Film of the Year and the Best Taiwanese Film Worker were undoubtedly awarded to "The Best Time" and Hou Hsiao-hsien.

As a film that was shortlisted for the main competition unit of Cannes along with "Love", "The Best Time" definitely deserves the award in Taiwan.

Awards such as Best Documentary, Best Creative Short Film, Best Photography, and Best Visual Effects were also awarded one after another.

Sitting in the audience, Wu Yuan cooperated very well and gave applause. When the camera swept over, he would also respond with a smile. He was decent and generous, which won the favor of many viewers who were watching the live broadcast.

Especially local movie fans in Taiwan.

Due to the release quota, Wu Yuan's Chinese-language film, "Departures", has only been released in Taiwan, and this movie is an art film.

This has led to the fact that although Wu Yuan is very famous in Taiwan because he won awards internationally and made movies in Hollywood, most Taiwanese fans have only heard of him but have never seen him.

This situation is somewhat similar to the impression of mainland fans on him before "Your Name" was released in the mainland.

I know you are great, but I haven't seen many of your movies.

Now Wu Yuan's appearance at the Golden Horse Awards is a novelty for fans in Taiwan.

Many fans only now know that Wu Yuan is so handsome and not an old man.

"The winner of the Best Actor Award at the 42nd Taiwan Film Golden Horse Awards is——"

The award ceremony finally came to the heavyweight award.

Liang Jiahui and Du Qifeng, who were responsible for presenting this award, spoke very unstandard Mandarin and introduced the nominated movies and actors with great effort.

You Benchang, who played Lao Zhang in "Love", Zhang Zhen in "The Best Time", Liang Jiahui in "Dragon City Years", and Guo Fucheng in "Three Crossroads" kept rolling on the big screen.

The pictures of the movie and the faces of the four nominated actors on the scene were constantly interspersed.

Yes, Liang Jiahui, the award presenter, was also nominated for the Best Actor, but he was presenting the award, which means that he basically has no chance of winning this award.

The final winner will be selected from the other three male actors.

"The winner is——"

Du Qifeng carefully opened the envelope, took a look at the name written on it, and handed the card to Liang Jiahui. They both shouted in unison: "Congratulations, "Love" You Benchang!"

On the big screen, the picture that was divided into three pieces was reduced to one piece, and the picture showed You Benchang with a calm face.

"Mr. You, you won the award, Best Actor!" Wu Yuan smiled and gave a big applause.

You Benchang is old and can't stand too much celebration.

You Benchang, who has long been indifferent to fame and fortune, did not have too much excitement on his face.

He just stood up with a smile, gently hugged Wu Yanshu who was sitting next to him, and took the initiative to shake Wu Yuan's hand, and then walked up to the podium slowly and steadily.

Five thousand words, I made up for the last chapter.